Description
A delicious and hearty chickpea salad with a fresh herb vinaigrette, cherry tomatoes and Parmesan cheese is a compliment to any meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- dash of hot sauce
- 4 tablespoons fresh chopped herbs such as parsley, dill, cilantro
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 medium red pepper, chopped
- 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
In a large bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, hot sauce and herbs. Add the remaining ingredients and toss to coat.
In a large bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, hot sauce and herbs. Add the remaining ingredients and toss to coat.
Serve at room temperature or chilled. Keeps fresh in refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Notes
Serve the salad as is or over mixed greens, farro, quinoa, rice or barley.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: salad
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1 cup
- Calories: 199
- Sugar: 8.3 g
- Sodium: 544 mg
- Fat: 10.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~
- Trans Fat: ~
- Carbohydrates: 19.4 g
- Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg